St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-09-04
LEGAL TID-BITS
Sorted From the Flood of New
Cases at the District Court.


Some time ago the Golden Stock tele-
graph company, of st. Paul, attempted
to take it's instrument out of the Office
of Presley, Wheeler & Co., ct al, for al
legged breach of contract. Pressey,
Wheeler q Co. took out an Injunction
restraining the telegraph company from
removing it, ard yesterday the case
came up for argument before Judge
Lochren, where the injunction was dis
solved and the case dismissed by request
of the plaintiffs, an adjustment between
the parties having been effected mean
while.
The case of Mrs. Thomas J. Kelly is
set for Monday at 2 p. m. before Judge
Young, when Attorney. Penny, for Mrs.
Kelly, expects to show that she could
not be compelled to testify against her
husband.
At the last term of court Messrs.
Pratt, Clark ct al. obtained an award of
$1,000 damages against the Chicago, Mil
waukee q st. Paul railroad for injuries
sustained in a collision at Norwood be-
IL st. Paul and the Minneapolis 81 st.
Louis. The Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul attorneys came before Judge
Young yesterday and moved for new
trial, claiming that the Minneapolis d
st. Louis are equally liable.
Cross u Casslet0n are the ATTORNEYS
in behalf of Bertha Lincoln, who petit
lions for partition of the estate of the
late George w. Lincoln, who, in his
will, devised one-third to his widow and
an equal division of twO-thirds to his
children, Bertha, Florence M. and Fan
ME e., the latter being minor. The
estate amounts to 100000.
William E. Steele is plaintiff in suit
against Robert G. KalkhOff for $4,000.
in which he claims he bought 100 shares
of the Northwestern Panorama COM
pany at this price of Kalkhoff and T. J.
Buxton last winter. He claims they
represented the assets of the company
to be 100000, that the capital stock was
fully paid up, that the picture cost $780,.
GOO, the balance of the stock was in
vested in buildings, and the company
doing prosperous business, when, in
fact, plaintiff declares the picture cost
but $40, 900, and the total worth of their
buildings won't exceed S25, 900, and that
their dividends won't more than nav
their running eXpeI IS. The defend
ants file general denial.
LII the case of J. M. Harcourt against
the Minneapolis Threshing Machine
company, in which plaintiff brought suit
for $1,000 for services rendered, as an
architect, the defendants deny all of
the plaintiffs allegations and claim that
they entered into contract with Har-
court, in which he was to furnish plans
and Superintend the erection of their
buildings at 81 per day and that he was
thus employed only fifty-two days after
May l.
against Mary G. Morris to establish
complete ownership and clear title to a
vast amount of property in this city and
county.
Ellen Parsons has begun an action
against DR.. I. w. Kistler for 81, 900 dam
ages for malpractice. She claims she
broke her wrist last February and called
in DIR. Kistler, who, by not properly adj
Justing the fracture, has manned her
for life.
W. G. Hobart sues E. F. L. Blocker to
recover $1,000 paid down, on what he
claims is q fraudulent real estate con-
tract.
William K. Gregory is plaintiff in a
suit against E. W.. Christian to recover
$500. He claims Christian sold him
some Ashland property belonging to one
Laura A. Wilson in which the under
standing was that the deal was to be
declared .'off'' in case clear title could
not be furnished, as the title could not
be delivered, he now wants his money
back.
S. D. Moore has brought suit against
Almira S. BlaiSdell to recover S431 for
an alleged breach of real estate CON
tract.
John Schultz has sued Jacob Barge
for $1,000 damages for unlawful use,
retention and possession OF No. AZ
Washington avenue south.
Kicker, Crombie Il Co. brings suit
against j. 5. Smith to recover $780,. 33 on
notes given to secure an open book ac-
count.
Peter Wiberg, an employee of G. F.
harrington, the tailor, brought suit for
Sl22, which he cl aims is for wages due
The First National bank has brought